General Information

Alstonia macrophylla is a tree; it usually grows up to 30 metres tall, exceptionally to 50 metres. The straight bole can be free of branches for 5 metres or more, it is up to 100cm in diameter, and is sometimes fluted at the base or with small buttresses[

Range

Habitat

A sub-canopy tree, found in a wide range of vegetation types and soils in primary and disturbed forest ranging from flooded areas to montane forest, on soils ranging from sandy clay to limestone, at elevations from sea-level to about 2,900 metres[

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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The bark, in the form of a powder, decoction, infusion, tincture or wine preparation, is used as an antiamoebic, anticholeric, antidysenteric, antimalarial, antiperiodic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, tonic and a vulnerary[